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HUGE BOUNTY. Photo shows Eric Jun, the current secretary of the New People's Army (NPA) Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC), who the military said on Tuesday (Jan. 11, 2022) carries a PHP5.4-million bounty on his head. He is considered as one of the top leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines hiding in the lairs of the NPA, its armed wing. (Photo courtesy of PIA-Davao de Oro) DAVAO CITY - A PHP5.4 million bounty has been placed on the head of another high-ranking leader of ...

On Saturday, Iran updated its list of Americans it's sanctioning for the Jan. 3, 2020 drone strike, ordered by then-President Donald Trump, that killed

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Col. Robert B. Brodie has

DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (Presidential photo) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has congratulated the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for neutralizing Mindanao's most wanted Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) leader Menandro 'Bok' Villanueva, the so-called "Karl Marx of the NPA" in an encounter in Barangay Libudon, Mabini, Davao de Oro on January 5. "Masasabi talaga ...

Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The death of the most wanted leader of the New People's Army (NPA) was a major blow to the group and left a huge void in their ranks, the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Friday. In a statement, Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of Eastmincom, said the death of Menandro Villanueva alias Bok was a major breakthrough as it will take the NPA some time to replace him. Villanueva was k...

LtGen. Greg Almerol, commander of Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The death of the most wanted leader of the New People's Army (NPA) was a major blow to the group and left a huge void in their ranks, the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Friday. In a statement, LtGen. Greg Almerol, commander of Eastmincom, said the death of Menandro Villanueva alias Bok was a major breakthrough as it will take the NPA some time to replace him. Villanueva was kille...

The US military is building a regional base in Albania for US special forces in the Balkans. Albania's prime minister called the US decision "fantastic news."

An alleged officer of New People's Army (NPA) rebels was killed in a firefight with government troops in Mabini, Davao de Oro, on Wednesday evening, the military said Thursday.

MOST WANTED. The most wanted commander of the New People's Army (NPA), Menandro Villanueva, alias Bok, is killed by government troops in an encounter at Barangay Libudon in Mabini, Davao de Oro on Wednesday evening (Jan. 5, 2022). Villanueva was one of the founding members of the NPA in Mindanao during the 1970s together with Edgar Jopson and was considered one of the recognized high leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines hiding in the strongholds of its armed wing, NPA. (Photo co...

MOST WANTED. The most wanted commander of the New People's Army (NPA), Menandro Villanueva, alias Bok, is killed by government troops in an encounter at Barangay Libudon in Mabini, Davao de Oro on Wednesday evening (Jan. 5, 2022). Villanueva was one of the founding members of the NPA in Mindanao during the 1970s together with Edgar Jopson and was considered one of the recognized high leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines hiding in the strongholds of its armed wing, NPA. (Photo co...